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Abstract
Description
This application claims the benefit and priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/165,608, filed Apr. 1, 2009, and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/805,223, filed May 22, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,918,868, which claims the benefit and priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/802,378, filed May 22, 2006, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/921,403, filed Apr. 2, 2007, the entire contents of each of which are incorporated herein by reference.
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to surgical methods and apparatus in general, and more particularly to surgical methods and apparatus for the repair of the meniscus.
2. Background of Related Art
The knee has two C-shaped pieces of cartilage called the lateral meniscus and the medial meniscus. They help disperse friction in the knee joint between the femur (thighbone) and the tibia (shinbone). Once a meniscus is torn, it no longer functions as it should and either needs to be repaired or removed. Since the meniscus has a very poor blood supply, it is unlikely that a damaged meniscus would be able to undergo a normal healing process. Since removal of the meniscus increases the risk of osteoarthritis, it is preferable to repair the meniscus when possible.
One method of repairing a damaged meniscus involves arthroscopic surgery. The goal of the surgery is to securely hold the damaged tissue together long enough to facilitate healing. This is accomplished by threading long needles into the meniscus and out an incision in the back. Suture threads are tied together on the outside of the knee to bring the tear together. By utilizing specially designed devices employing multiple sutures and knot pusher instruments, surgeons can repair a meniscus while making a relatively small incision.
The current disclosure describes an apparatus for approximating soft tissues for repairing meniscal tear injuries. The apparatus may be a disposable suture passing instrument that is pre-loaded with a length of suture material having a preformed knot at a first end that, in use, is passed through the meniscus surrounding a tear and is passed from a suture feed needle to a suture catch needle.
The apparatus may include a housing and a needle assembly disposed at a distal end of the housing. The needle assembly may be releasably secured to the distal end of the housing. The needle assembly may include a first needle, e.g., a suture feed needle, including a lumen defined therein, and having first member, e.g., a shape memory needle, and second member, e.g., an ejector wire, disposed within the lumen of the first needle. The needle assembly may also include a second needle, e.g., a suture catch needle, including a lumen defined therein, and having a third member, e.g., an obturator, disposed within the lumen of the second needle. The distal ends of the first and second needles may be configured and adapted to penetrate tissue.
A length of suture material may be loaded into and retrained within the first member, and the second member may be adapted and configured to eject the length of suture material from within the first member. The third member disposed within the second window may be adapted and configured to engage a length of suture and to frictionally secure the length of suture within a window defined within an outer surface of the second needle.
An actuator may be slidably coupled to the housing along a longitudinal axis of the housing. Distal movement of the actuator along the longitudinal axis of the housing urges the first and second members through the first needle, and urges the third member through the second needle. For example, in response to the distal movement of the actuator, the first and second members may move distally through the first needle, and the third member may move proximally through the second needle. In addition, the second member may be disposed within the first member, and the first member may travel a first distance and the second member may travel a second distance, the second distance being different from the first distance.
A method of repairing a meniscal tear may include the steps of: providing a meniscal repair device including a first needle and a second needle, passing the first needle including a length of suture material at least partially through a tissue, moving the first needle along with the suture material closer to the second needle, securing the suture material to the second needle, and withdrawing the meniscal repair device from the tissue, thereby forming a loop passing at least partially through the tissue.
These and other embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in greater detail below with reference to the appended figures.
Particular embodiments of the present disclosure will be described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail to avoid obscuring the present disclosure in unnecessary detail. As shown in the drawings and as described throughout the following descriptions, and as is traditional when referring to relative positioning on an object, the term “proximal” refers to the end of the apparatus that is closer to the user and the term “distal” refers to the end of the apparatus that is further from the user.
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In an alternative approach, where suture 145 has sufficient column strength (e.g., where suture 145 comprises relatively thick monofilament suture), after first needle 105 is advanced through meniscus 5 (
Regardless of the particular approach used to achieve the position shown in
Thus, at this point in the procedure, suture 145 will have been passed from the near side of the meniscus, across the meniscus and then back again. Significantly, by appropriately positioning the first needle 105 and second needle 115 during the suture passing operation, the suture will extend across the tear 20 formed in meniscus 5.
Next, the suture is tied down so as to close the tear in the meniscus. This may be done in a variety of ways which will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the present disclosure. However, in one preferred form of the invention, a trailing portion 145T of suture 145 may be arranged in the form of a pre-formed, uncinched knot 160 disposed about the exterior of second needle 115 (see, for example,
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Then suture holder 250 is withdrawn, leaving the leading portion 245L of suture 245 extending though loop 230 of snare 225 (
Next, leading portion 245L of suture 245 is carried back to the near side of the meniscus. More particularly, and looking now at
Thus, at this point in the procedure, suture 245 will have been passed from the near side of the meniscus, through the meniscus and then back again. Significantly, by appropriately positioning first needle 205 and second needle 215 during the suture passing operation, suture 245 will extend across tear 20 formed in meniscus 5.
Next, the suture is tied down so as to close the tear in the meniscus. This may be done in a variety of ways which will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the present disclosure. However, in one preferred form of the invention, the trailing portion 245T of suture 245 may be arranged in the form of a pre-formed, uncinched knot 260 disposed about the exterior of second needle 215 (see, for example,
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At this point, suture holder 350 is withdrawn, leaving leading portion 345L of suture 345 extending though slot 330 of second needle 315. See
Next, suture passer 301 is retracted so that its first needle 305 and second needle 315 are withdrawn from the meniscus. See
Next, the suture is tied down so as to close the tear in the meniscus. This may be done in a variety of ways which will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the present disclosure. In one preferred form of the invention, this is accomplished in the following way. First, as shown in
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In one preferred form of the invention, the cinched knot is separated from shaft S in a first discrete step, and then the suture is cut in a second discrete step.
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Next, handle 401 is retracted so that its first needle 405 and second needle 415 are withdrawn from the meniscus. See
Next, the suture is tied down so as to close the tear in the meniscus. This may be done in a variety of ways which will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the present disclosure. In one preferred form of the invention, this is accomplished in the following way. Looking now at
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In one preferred form of the invention, the cinched knot is separated from shaft S in a first discrete step, and then the suture is cut in a second discrete step.
In yet another preferred form of the present invention, the pre-formed, uncinched knot can be stored in a disposable tip that is releasably mounted to the needles, with the needles themselves being releasably mounted to the handle, and with the disposable tip being connectable to a pusher after the suture has been passed through the tissue. This construction has the advantage that (i) a single handle can be used for both the needles and pusher, and (ii) a single handle and a single pusher can be provided even where a patient may require multiple stitches (i.e., multiple disposable tips with multiple pre-formed, uncinched knots).
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The apparatus 500 is prepared for use by mounting needle cartridge 502 mounted to handle 501, and mounting pusher 503 to handle 501 (
Apparatus 500 utilizes the same suture passing approach as apparatus 400 in order to pass and retract the leading portion of the suture from the near side of the meniscus to the far side of the meniscus and then back. Once the leading portion 545L of suture 545 is retracted to the near side of the meniscus, leading portion 545L of suture 545 is threaded into loop 553 of a snare 554. Snare 554 in turn extends through the body of disposable tip 504, including through pre-formed, uncinched knot 560, and exits disposable tip 504 before being attached to needle cartridge 502 at 555. Then, pusher 503 is detached from handle 501 (
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A suture spool 29 is rotatably disposed in the apparatus 600 and holds a quantity of the suture material. A tension spring 33 is operably coupled to the suture spool 29 and applies a predetermined amount of tension to the suture spool 29 and applies a predetermined amount of tension to the suture that is wound around the suture spool 29 such that when the physician pulls on the suture material when withdrawing it from the apparatus 600, the tension spring 33 provides some resistance such that the suture material may be withdrawn in a controlled manner. It is also contemplated that a foam disc may be substituted for the tension spring 33. A lockout spring 27 interacts with an obturator rack 8, as will be discussed in detail hereinbelow. The apparatus 600 also includes a generally U-shaped tube 25 and a generally straight tube 23 for retaining a portion of the length of suture material. It is also contemplated that a foam disc may be substituted for the tension spring 33.
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An ejector wire assembly 40, shown in
The shape memory needle 34 and the ejector wire 44 are coaxially aligned and translate longitudinally through the suture feed needle 52. The obturator 22 is laterally spaced from the shape memory needle 34 and translates longitudinally through the suture catch needle 54. The distal ends of both needles 52, 54 are closed-ended, sharpened tips 52 t, 54 t configured and adapted to penetrate soft tissue. A window 57, as shown in
A suture spool 29 is rotatably positioned within the handle 10, as shown in
The suture material extends along the outside of the suture feed needle 52 until it passes into and through the interior of the channel 55. The suture material then passes through an opening between the interior of the channel 55 and the interior of the handle 10 so as to enter the interior of the handle 10. Inside the handle, the suture material passes a first time through the generally straight tube 23 and the generally U-shaped tube 25, and is then formed into a loop within the handle 10 so as to pass through the generally straight tube 23 and the generally U-shaped tube 25 a second time. The looped end of the suture material is actuatable during assembly via an opening in the proximal end of the housing 10, allowing the loop to be pulled to maintain tension on the suture material when appropriate. The looped suture, upon passing through the generally straight tube 23 and the generally U-shaped tube 25 for the second time, is passed through an opening in a handle cap 58 (
When the apparatus 600 is used in a surgical procedure, the physician selects the apparatus 600 with a needle cartridge 50 having tips 52 t, 54 t having the desired directional orientation for the procedure to be performed.
Once the physician has positioned the apparatus 600 as described above, the apparatus 600 is ready to be actuated. Specifically, the physician moves the thumbslide 16 distally relative to the handle 10, which moves the needle rack 32 distally within the handle 10. The distal movement of the needle rack 32 urges the shape memory needle 34, including the ejector wire 44 disposed therein, distally through the suture feed needle 52. At or near the same time, the distal movement of the nitinol needle rack 32 causes, by engagement of respective gear teeth thereof, rotation of the gear 17. Rotation of the gear 17 in turn causes the obturator rack 8, and the obturator 22 mounted thereto, to move proximally within the handle 10. Continued distal movement of the thumbslide 16 causes the shape memory needle 34 to move distally until its distal end extends through the opening of the slot 53 that is near the distal end of the suture feed needle 52. Due to its shape memory properties and the interaction between the shape memory needle 34 and the internal ramp 59, the shape memory needle 34 bends towards, and eventually through, the window 57 in the suture catch needle 54, as shown in
Once the distal end of the shape memory needle 34 is positioned within the window 57, continued distal movement of the thumb slide 16 causes the ejector wire 44 to translate distally relative to the shape memory needle 34 and to eject the enlarged end in the first end of the suture material from the distal end of the shape memory needle 34. In this manner, the first end of the suture is positioned within the window 57 in the suture catch needle 54. During distal movement of the thumbslide 16, the obturator 22 continues to move proximally.
Thereafter, the physician moves the thumbslide 16 proximally relative to the handle 10, which retracts the shape memory needle 34 and the ejector wire 44 back into the suture feed needle 52. At or near the same time, the proximal movement of the thumbslide 16 relative to the handle 10 causes the obturator rack 8, and the obturator 22 mounted thereto, to move distally. The braided distal tip of the obturator 22 contacts the suture material near the enlarged end at the first end of the suture material and presses the suture material against the edges of the window 57, thereby frictionally securing the first end of the suture material in the window 57. Since the end of the suture catch needle 54 is closed, the distal tip of the obturator 22 cannot extend past the distal end of the suture catch needle 54. Once the suture material and the enlarged end at the first end of the suture material are secured within the window 57, the physician withdraws the apparatus 600 from the tissue, thereby drawing the length of suture material through the meniscus 5 to form a loop passing through the meniscus 5 and fully around the distal surface of the meniscus 5.
As set forth above, the suture material is formed into a second pre-tied knot at a mid-region along its length. Referring to
It will be appreciated that needles 105, 115, 205, 215, 305, 315, 405, 415, 52, 54, etc. may be straight (as shown) or curved as desired. Furthermore, the apparatus 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 may be used with either a medial or lateral approach. Furthermore, it will be understood that the present disclosure is by no means limited to the particular constructions disclosed herein and/or shown in the drawings, but also comprises any modifications and/or equivalents within the scope of the disclosure. Other embodiments within the scope and spirit of the present disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
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